Post #2198015
2026-04-22 00:06 UTC
> the way there someone asks for money because they want money.
Can you spare a dollar? I need a beer.
In reality, the people on the streets often "need" the money much more than the others, but then there's a whole class of street beggars pretending to look needy (not as big a class as movies might have you believe), but worse than them are the people who make careers of street begging - sure, they are hard up, need the money most of the time, but they live that way intentionally, for decades. No thanks, you look miserable and by giving you money this way I'm perpetuating that picture of misery on my daily commute home.
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@myplacedk@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 04:35
> Can you spare a dollar? I need a beer. Exactly, it's not related to me at all. > there's a whole class of street beggars pretending to look needy Yep, in some areas that can actually give a middle class income. Imagine working hard on a low income job, but you make enough to "fit in". You have a house, you have a car, your kids can join class trips. Then there's a beggar that's making more than you, but doesn't have any kids. They have a better house, a better car, and goes to Thailand for two weeks every year.